Definitions
1.nounAnything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
2.nounA device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
3.nounA whirligig beetle.
4.nounA device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around.